Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse. == Eclipse season ==

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. == Related eclipses ==

Eclipses in 1978 • A total lunar eclipse on March 24. • A partial solar eclipse on April 7. • A total lunar eclipse on September 16. • A partial solar eclipse on October 2. Metonic • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 25, 1982 Tzolkinex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985 Half-Saros • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 2, 1969 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 1987 Tritos • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989 Solar Saros 148 • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996 Inex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007 Triad • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 6, 1891 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2065 Solar eclipses of 1975–1978 Saros 148 Metonic series Tritos series Inex series ==References==